1) Sit down for a family finances meeting the 15th of every month.
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2) Autopays and paperless are the way to go if you have reliable, steady income where you can easily budget.
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3) Make your autopay bills on the 15th of the month since your largest bill of rent/mortgage is always the 1st of the month. This gives you some breathing room between paychecks to pay your bills mid-month without stressing so much.
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4) Delete subscriptions you don't use to save money instantly. Check app subscriptions on your phone settings, delete amazon subscriptions, quickly scroll through your bank history on your mobile app to find where oddball subscriptions are popping up, stop the magazine subscriptions, quit downloading apps that cost money.
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5) Use the Snowball Method! The Snowball Method is a debt reduction strategy, where you pay off credit card accounts starting with the smallest balances first, while paying the minimum payment on larger debts. By doing this, you quickly eliminate debts, and then have less money going out each month as you pay off an entire debt.